Maun Refuge (Registered charity, number 1195420) Financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025 Page Contents Trustees, annual report Independent examiner's report Receipts & payments account Statement of assets & liabilities Notes to the accounts capLUS COMMUNITY ACCOUNTING
Maun Refuge Trustees, annual report for the year ended 30 September 2025 Full name Maun Refuge Organisation type Charitable incorporated organisation Registered charity number 1195420 Principal address 70 King Edward Avenue, Mansfield, NG18 SAF Trustees Barbara Nestor Bernard Ory, Chair Karol Grabowski (until 0110912025} Nawras Osman (from 1811112025) Madeline Allsop (until 2010712025} Independent examiner Eva Stevens, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG15GL Governance and management The Charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 6 August 2021. Trustees are appointed annually by the Board of Maun Refuge members via website and social media appeal,. personal recommendationlapplications and interview. Objectives and activities For the public benefit to relieve the needs of those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependents living in Mansfield and the surrounding area, in particular.. a) to advance their education and training so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt within a new community,. b) to preserve and protect their physical and mental health,. c} to provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of those persons who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances; and d) to relieve their financial hardship. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit Our main activities continue to be the offer of information, advice, and language teaching, plus opportunities to meet and make friends locally through our partnerships with other local organisations. During this last year we have made a significant switch from supporting Syrian and other refugees to opening our services up to asylum seekers from 'anywhere'. Managing this change while 'keeping the peace, in Mansfield during a year of hotel arrivals and then closure has been challenging. It has always been one of our objeiveS to support asylum seekers from
Maun Refuge anywhere bul local needs have made this more and more pressing over th8 last couple of years. hence our dgd8ion to slgnlficanlly expand our Se¢0 user base. The English language cI8SS88 we run have baen at a more basic level. accordlng lo need; Ihe Introducllons lo UK servlces such as health, banklng, schooling and houslng depend upon what stage In Indlvldual appllcalions for'rlght lo remaln, asylum seekers have re8ch8d. This work can be compllcated and var(ed.' we have benefltted from the volunlary support of longer- standlng refugees partlcularly some Syrlans and one Sudanese, In Interpretatlon and tr8nslatlon, a8 well as the voluntary support of Mansfield people includlng our Trustees and other Mansfield organisations from the wide network of concerned local charlties and services. Our servlce users have come from Sudan. Iran, Kurdlstan, Afghanistan. Erttrea, Ethiopia, etc.. a5 W811 as Syn'a and Ukraine. Publlc benefll $tatemenl Opportunities to share their stories have been grasped by many fugeeS and asylum seekers. sometlmes working with our local authority staff as well as sporting or cultural charlties. We have lacilltated swimming. cooklng, running pop-up restaurants. etc. and very popular marf(et stalls selllng food, The wlsh to Integrale 58 generally strong among our servlce users and we have taken adv8ntage of Ihls to provide opportunilles lo meet, to demonslrate skllls, and to appreciate cultural dlfferenc£s. There are some Impre&8ive examples ol success by relugees over the decade that Maun Refuge has been working with them. We had hoped to sel an example of how a small lown can benefft from and enjoy the new arrivals. Fingers crossed, we do belleve Ihls Is happenlng now. Th6 Trustees conflm that Ihey have complled with the duty In sectlon 17 of the Charilies Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charily Commission's general guidance on public benafit, 'Ch8dtles and Publlc Benefiy, Summary of the maln achlovements durlng the perlod In 2024125, Maun Refuge more than lripled the number of people supported to 210 service users. We strengthened partnerships with local agencies. ch8rilles and banks, enabling servlce users lo ac$8 essenllal servlces by verifying addresses. We expéiide£J ESOL l¥dGhing prov151on. securea an alloimani 10 support 1181ng and integration, and dlslributed 30 push bikes to improve Independence and access to educatlon. work and appolntment6. Tho ¢harltys pollcy on reservo8 Qur reserves largel level £15,000 to pay for the closlng down of the charlty. AJI of our overheads or employees contacls end on a month'8 notlce. Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustees: Signed 8emard Ory, Trust Data
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Maun Refuge for the year ended 30 September 2025 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Maun Refuge (the charity) for the year ended 30 September 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act- or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Eva Stevens BSC, CPFA Employee of Community Accounting Plus Date 2910712026
Maun Refuge Receipts & payments account for the year ended 30 September 2025 2024 2025 Total Funds Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds Note Receipts Grants & donations Sundry receipts Fundraising Total receipts 84205 165 15055 57294 72349 38 15105 38 72399 84370 57294 Payments AdvertisirvJ/Promotional Allotment Christmas Market Citizenship Payment Consultancy Educational Expertses Emergency Provision Equipment Hospitality Men's Swimmir Overheads InSuraeS & Website Legal & Professional fees Office Rent Printing, Postage arKJ StatiorEry Room hire Telephones & Internet Purchases Teaching Refugee week costs Salaries, Nl and Pensions Sessional Workers Storage Travel Sundry payments Total payments 89 128 2827 128 2827 234 5603 3414 5603 3817 4467 250 403 730 730 67 141 170 866 722 1444 2271 2025 63 824 209 2605 219 227 932 685 4145 2051 3333 330 792 701 966 48 320 41859 14142 192 264 932 685 4232 2154 4008 330 792 721 1250 48 805 43331 14472 192 341 121 87746 87 103 675 20 284 485 1472 330 20441 13383 791 77 102 4046 51062 83700 33308 55185 88493 Net receiptsl(payments) Cash funds at start of this period Cash funds at end of this period 11059 3977 15036 (26406) <15347) 84516 88493 58110 73146
Maun Refuge Statement of assets and Ilabllltle8 at 30 September 2025 2034 2025 Cash a8$ets Bank accounts Cash In hard 88493 72836 310 73146 88493 Other monetary a888t• Prepayments 850 850 1418 1418 Llllbllltle Creditois 1114 1114) 1237 1237 Th888 flnand818talemen accepted on behalf of ihe charfty by: Slgned Bernard Ory, T Date ee
Maun Refuge Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 September 2025 1. Receipts & payments accounts Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand. 2. Grants & donations Unre*rlcted Restrlcted Total The National Lottery Community Fund Mansfield CVS Gemini Barbara Nestor Forever Notts cOale1 Trust Gift Aid R2E Sundry grants & donatior 26845 15075 5000 3500 2500 2000 26845 15075 5000 4300 2500 2000 7761 5029 3839 72349 800 7761 5029 1465 15055 2374 57294 3. Funds analysis Opening Receipts (Payments) balance clong balance Restricted funds Pop-ups W H Southall Trust Active Notts CitiTrnship Fund Community Champions UKSPF Education Classes Welcome to Mansfield Continuation Fund Welcome to Mansfield Plus Running Costs Gemini FundiThJ LN FUIng 279 2450 18 9201 20 30000 1844 35738 2821 2145 279 2450 (18) (5603) (20) 15075 {24373) 20702 2339 {4183) (13519) 22219 27337 (30158) 5043 8641 2145 (3968) 1032 1858 642 57294 183700) 58110 5000 84516 U nrestricted funds General 3977 3977 4046 15105 15036 15105 (4046) 15036
Maun Refuge The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows= The Pop-ups fund comprises funding towards occasional authentic Syrian pop-up restaurants staged throughout the period at a central Mansfield location which offers a kitchen and adjoining loungeldining area. The W H Southall Trust comprises funding towards relieving poverty related disadvantage. The Active Notts fund comprises funding towards programs designed to introduce our clients to sports activities - particularly refugee women who have cultural barriers to taking part in such activities. The Citizenship fund comprises funding towards supporting our Syrian families who have held Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) status for twelve months and are eligible to apply for British Citizenship. The Community Champions fund comprises funding towards specific things which the charity needed for the Syrian families and its own on-going core costs. UKSPF - provision of English lessons and to cover the salary for our case worker. The Education Classes fund comprises funding towards classes run by the organisation. The Welcome to Mansfield Continuation fund comprises funding towards supporting rtain core activities. The Welcome to Mansfield Plus fund comprises funding towards supporting certain core activities. The Running Costs fund comprises funding towards staff fees and running costs. Gemini Funding comprises funding towards provision of ESOL lessons. LN Funding comprises funding for a second case worker. 4. Prepayments Rent Insuran 1075 343 1418 S. Creditors Independent examination fee Salaries, Nl & pension {HMRC) goo 337 1237 6. Trustees. remuneration Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period. 7. Related party transactions There were no related party transactions in this period.
Maun Refuge 8. Glossary of terms Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period. Prepayments: These are ServIS that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period. Restricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.